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Why the LeapPad couldn't survive the iPad

Original: Why the LeapPad couldn't survive the iPad https://www.theverge.com/podcast/1008578/leapfrog-leappad-technology-version-h

The Verge has released a podcast episode tracing the history of LeapFrog's LeapPad, the educational tablet for children, and examining why it could not withstand competition from Apple's iPad. The discussion covers how general-purpose tablets undermined dedicated kids' learning devices, drawing on the technology's version history to chart the product's rise and decline.

Why now: A new podcast episode revisits the LeapPad's decline against the iPad, tapping nostalgia and interest in failed gadgets.

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• Why the LeapPad couldn't survive the iPad https://www.theverge.com/podcast/1008578/leapfrog-leappad-technology-version-history # Technology # History # Gadgets · the_verge@robot.villas · 2

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